Number of realizations
36
man
→
husband
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Evenki | |
| Lexeme | beye | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | The second meaning emerges in the presence of the possessive suffixes Василевич 1958, 73 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Niuean | |
| Lexeme | tāne | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Полинская 1995, 102 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Icelandic | |
| Lexeme | ver | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Берков | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme | bărbat | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | DEX98 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Originally 'bearded' (Latin barbatus) | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Czech | |
| Lexeme | muž | |
| Meaning 1 | man [Павлович 1976: 253] | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | There are both meanings in Bulg. мъж, Mac. маж, Sloven. mož, Slovak, Czech. muž, Ucr. Муж. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | mužčina | |
| Lexeme 2 | muž | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | The Russian муж used to mean also 'man', which has been preserved in several expressions cf. государственный муж 'statesman'; не мальчика, но мужа 'not a boy, but a man'. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Armenian | |
| Lexeme | mard | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | АрмРС 462 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tuvan | |
| Lexeme | эр | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | The same in Karaim. Эр, эркэк (КРПС 665, 667). | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | Mann | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Cf. also the Swedish man 'man, husband', Icelandic mann 'person, man, husband'. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ukrainian | |
| Lexeme | čolovik | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lezgian | |
| Lexeme | itim | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | (LezgRus 141-142). Cf. the Lak АДИМАНА, apparently the same root (Khajdakov 1962: 29). | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Gagauz | |
| Lexeme | adam | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | ГРМС 25. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tibetan | |
| Lexeme | khyo-ga | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Рерих I, 311. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Sanskrit | |
| Lexeme | vīrá | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | MW | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | MW 1005, Кочергина 615 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tabassaran | |
| Lexeme | žilir | |
| Meaning 1 | man | жилирси гъуз "be a man" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | жилирин чи "sister in law (=husband's sister)" |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | (LezgRus 163) | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | φώς | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Nganasan | |
| Lexeme | куодюму | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | НМС 1111 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Adyghe | |
| Lexeme | ƛ'ǝ | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | АдРС 198 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Geez | |
| Lexeme | bəʔsi | |
| Meaning 1 | man | təwalləd walda bəʔse 'you are going to bear a male child'; |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | bəʔsi məsla bəʔsitu (Jer. 6:11) 'husband with his wife' |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | Cf. also Chaha məs 'male; husband' (LGur. I 79)' | |
| Comment | (LGz. 83); (LLA 519). | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Osetin | |
| Lexeme | læg | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Абаев 2, 19 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme | mann | |
| Meaning 1 | man | hvem er den mannen? "who is this man?" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | miste mannen sin "to lose one's husband" |
| Reference | BO | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | mand | |
| Meaning 1 | man | ung mand "a young man" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | tidligere mand "ex-husband" |
| Reference | DDO | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme | man | |
| Meaning 1 | man | en ung man "a young man" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | hennes blivande man "her husband-to-be" |
| Reference | SAO | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | vir | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | François 2008 page 176 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Archi | |
| Lexeme | bošór | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | harakdu bošór "former husband" |
| Reference | Kibrik Kodzasov 1990 page 205 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kubachi | |
| Lexeme | адаме | |
| Meaning 1 | man | адамилла бакьутте "male act" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | адамилла уцце "brother-in-law (lit. husband's brother)" |
| Reference | Magomedov Saidov-Akkutta 2017 page 43-44 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Udmurt | |
| Lexeme | пиосмурт | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | Kirillova 2008 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Soqotri | |
| Lexeme | ʕag | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | CSOL I page 505 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Abaza | |
| Lexeme | qat͡s’a | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | Tugov 1967 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Eastern Canadian Inuktitut | |
| Lexeme | aŋuti | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | Fortescue et al. 2010 page 38 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Moksha | |
| Lexeme | аля | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | Serebrennikov et al. 1998 page 34 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Second meaning in dialect of Buldygino (Zubovo-Polyansky district, Mordovia) | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tofa | |
| Lexeme | эр | |
| Meaning 1 | man | эрлер чүнү тэ соодаэдырылар "men are talking about something" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | эриӊ ғайдал? "where is your husband?" |
| Reference | Rassadin 2016 page 583 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Cham | |
| Lexeme | likaj | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | Alieva Bùi Khán Thế 1999 page 129 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malto (Sauria Paharia, references do not distinguish from Kumarbhag Paharia) | |
| Lexeme | muṛse | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | Mahapatra 1987 page 107 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kurux | |
| Lexeme | mēt | |
| Meaning 1 | man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | Oraon-English Dictionary page 490 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kurux | |
| Lexeme 1 | mēt | |
| Lexeme 2 | mēt | |
| Meaning 1 | adult man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | Oraon-English Dictionary page 490 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||